My candle burns at both ends
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osprey_archerMy candle burns at both ends
it will not last the night;
but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends,
it makes a lovely light.
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
This is a very catchy poem - I memorized it accidentally - but now I started thinking about the mechanics of burning a candle at both ends, and its bothering me. Is there a special sideways candle holder that holds the candle in the middle so both ends can be lit? Or is the candle suspended in midair, revolving slowly on the end of a piece of twine and singeing the poet’s hair as it turns?
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On a completely different note: I just found the bestest best site: Book Shelf Porn, which is five million photos of beautiful, beautiful bookshelves.
Well, most of them are beautiful. There is one which is a pile of books festooned with Christmas lights, which surely makes it difficult to actually take them out and read.
it will not last the night;
but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends,
it makes a lovely light.
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
This is a very catchy poem - I memorized it accidentally - but now I started thinking about the mechanics of burning a candle at both ends, and its bothering me. Is there a special sideways candle holder that holds the candle in the middle so both ends can be lit? Or is the candle suspended in midair, revolving slowly on the end of a piece of twine and singeing the poet’s hair as it turns?
***
On a completely different note: I just found the bestest best site: Book Shelf Porn, which is five million photos of beautiful, beautiful bookshelves.
Well, most of them are beautiful. There is one which is a pile of books festooned with Christmas lights, which surely makes it difficult to actually take them out and read.
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Date: 2012-03-20 11:40 pm (UTC)I should type up this poem from my Women Poets of Japan book. It's awesome & I can't find it anywhere online. (Well, here's the first half (http://books.google.com/books?id=0BMQwLapofkC&pg=PA118&dq=yoshihara+sachiko+candle&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6BRpT4D8HZDKiAK45eGZBw&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false).)
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Date: 2012-03-21 12:00 am (UTC)